It's reasonable for me, a stuntman, to live a crazy life, right?

Chapter 908: Socialite Training Class? Ruining his life and career!
Annapurna Films, inside the president’s office.

Megan Ellison sat in her chair without making any noise for over an hour.

On the desk in front of her was the latest data report of "Ben-Hur".

The North American box office of 1209 million US dollars in the three days of its opening weekend seemed to have its own "uncanny valley" effect, which made Megan Ellison dare not look directly at it!

So much money was invested and so much effort was put in at the beginning, but in the end, this is the result. Who can accept it calmly?
Even though she is the daughter of billionaire Larry Ellison, it is still difficult for her to accept such a tragic failure and lesson!
The previous failure of "King Arthur: Legend of the Sword" could be attributed to editing problems caused by several producers, which led to the failure.

After all, it was Megan Ellison's first project after starting her own business, so failure was not really a big deal.

After all, it’s a business venture. Who can guarantee that they will be successful right from the start?
But the failure of "Ben-Hur" left her puzzled!
The producer is the best-reputed epic filmmaker in Hollywood, and the director is also a great director who has had successful experience in epic film production.

Although the male lead Depp is a bit of a loser, he is still top-notch in the industry in terms of popularity and box office appeal.

This was not her conclusion, but the result of an analysis of Oracle's big database.

Finally, add in her, a gold medal investor with outstanding abilities and experience of failure, isn’t this a perfect “iron quadrilateral”?
But the film still failed, even worse than King Arthur: Legend of the Sword! More terrible!
"That is why ah?"

Megan Ellison was so confused that her brain was about to burn out.

Just at this moment, the assistant pushed the door open and walked in, reminding: "Boss, according to your schedule today, we have to attend the premiere of "Independence Day 2: Resurgence" produced by th Century Fox."

Megan Ellison nodded silently after hearing this, then stood up and walked out.

She really couldn't figure out the reason for the failure of "Ben-Hur". Instead of struggling with it herself, she might as well go out for a walk and listen to other people's opinions, and perhaps she would come to a conclusion.

However, when she arrived at the corridor and the elevator entrance, Megan Ellison suddenly paused as she looked at the open elevator door.

Her eyes unconsciously looked towards the corner, and her mind once again recalled the explosion scene she saw a few days ago.

“Has the elevator been disinfected?”

"It has been disinfected." The assistant reminded him: "It has been disinfected four times today. You can smell it. The smell of disinfectant is very strong."

"Ah."

Megan Ellison suppressed her discomfort and walked into the elevator.

She really couldn't understand, how dirty could a person be to choose to do such a disgusting thing in an elevator?
……

In the speeding luxury business car, Chen Fei basked in the warm sunshine outside the window while turning on the massage function of the seat and enjoying it comfortably.

Sitting on the other side, Natasha was looking through the invitation for the premiere of "Independence Day 2: Resurgence".

"It's an exclusive production by 1.65th Century Fox, with an investment of $ million. It's directed by Roland Emmerich, and stars Liam Hemsworth, Jesse Usher, Jeff Goldblum, Maika Monroe, Bill Pullman and many other Hollywood superstars... What a strong lineup!"

"Haha." Chen Fei smiled nonchalantly, "It has been many years since 20th Century Fox released any outstanding big-budget movies.

The previous "Deadpool" barely made them a little money back, and now if "Independence Day 2" is successful, maybe the company can continue to survive, but if it fails at the box office, then its own debt will only grow!"

After listening to this analysis, Natasha was inexplicably excited: "So, as long as their debt crisis gets bigger and bigger, then we have a chance to successfully acquire them?"

"Yes."

Chen Fei nodded and began to fantasize, "If we can realize the acquisition of 20th Century Fox, then we can successfully become one of the six major Hollywood companies like Sony."

"No, that's not right." Natasha corrected with a smile: "By then, it will be one of the five greats."

"Haha, yes, that's right."

As he spoke, Fade Chen took out his cell phone and started browsing domestic film, television and entertainment news.

The most popular news online yesterday was undoubtedly the release date of "Ghost Blows Out the Light: The Temple of Kunlun".

Even until now, related news reports are still high on the hot search list!

"Produced by Feiyue Films, co-produced by Wanda, Light Media, Shanghai Film Group and other companies, directed by Ning Hao, and starring Liu Ye, Shu Chang, and Chen Minghao, the third masterpiece of the "Ghost Blows Out the Light" series of fantasy and action films, "Ghost Blows Out the Light: Kunlun Temple", has officially been announced to be released on September 9 and will participate in the National Day competition!"

As soon as the release date news was announced, those film producers who had already set their sights on the National Day period were in a panic.

The main reason is that Ning Hao shouted the slogan that "Kunlun Temple" would hit the box office of 30 billion during the promotion during the Shanghai International Film Festival.

No one would think he was bragging.

Because the first film in the "Ghost Blows Out the Light" series, "The Lost Tomb: The Mystical City", earned 15.4 billion yuan at the box office, while the second film, "Yunnan Worm Valley", earned 26.69 billion yuan at the box office.

Well then, now that the third film is online, if we can maintain the quality of the film, will it be difficult to reach 30 billion?
It’s not difficult at all!

Therefore, if nothing unexpected happens, the second Chinese-language film with a box office of 30 billion yuan after "The Mermaid" should be released during the National Day holiday.

Some low-budget Chinese-language films were suddenly criticized.

However, big-budget movies such as "Jade Dynasty" are walking on thin ice, and are very afraid that the box office revenue will be siphoned away.

As for those movies that were scheduled to be released on National Day, they were all released at a very fast speed, for fear of being crushed by "Kunlun Temple"!

In addition, as June rapidly approaches the end of the month, Yang Ying has really made a lot of splash with the popularity of "Independence Day 6: Resurgence".

Chen Fei looked at the various press releases on the Internet and couldn't help but mutter, "Hey? She's become a Hollywood star already?"

Looking around, in China, Yang Ying has already been cast as the leading actress in the Hollywood imported blockbuster "Independence Day 2: Resurgence".

Various reports appear frequently and the popularity is extremely high.

"The second installment of the Independence Day series is back with Yang Ying in the cast, full of charm!"

“According to foreign media reports, Chinese actress Yang Ying has officially signed with the United Artists Agency ‘UTA’, which means she will appear in more Hollywood films or TV series in the future;
It is reported that UTA is one of the top five agencies in Hollywood, and many Hollywood A-list stars are UTA's clients, including Johnny Depp, Harrison Ford, Miley Cyrus, and famous directors such as the Coen brothers and Christopher Nolan. "

"Before this, Li Bingbin had also signed a contract with UTA and won the role of the heroine in the Resident Evil series. This also means that Yang Ying will officially enter the Hollywood film industry..."

In fact, many people in the industry understand that signing a contract does not mean that you can get resources. These are two completely different things.

But the fans don’t know!
They only know that their idol is going to develop in Hollywood, which is much more awesome than other female stars who can only develop in mainland China!
As a result, the popularity of Yang Ying continued to rise, making countless female stars envious.

For a time, even many "socialite training classes" began to become popular in the entertainment industry, and the students who participated in these training classes had only one goal, which was: to marry a rich man!

From Yang Ying’s experience, we can see that no matter how hard you try, it is not as good as marrying a good husband.

So, instead of working hard to start a business, it is better to attend socialite training classes and various high-end cocktail parties. You may catch a suitable rich man.

……

The business car soon arrived at the Hollywood Highland Center. Chen Fei and Natasha got out of the car and walked towards the venue.

At the door, director Roland Emmerich and producer Dean Devlin hurried over to greet them.

The former hugged Chen Fei and said excitedly: "Fei, I haven't worked with you for a long time since "Global Storm". When can you write a disaster movie script again?"

"Don't worry, it will definitely happen." Chen Fei said with a smile: "Maybe it won't be long before I can work with you again."

"Haha, okay, you guys go in quickly, there are steaks and fine wine inside."

"Okay, see you later."

After the greetings, Fade Chen and Natasha entered the venue together.

However, just as the two of them stepped into the door, Natasha suddenly pointed to a corner and said, "Look, it's the Ellison siblings."

Chen Fei looked in the direction of her finger and first saw David Ellison holding a glass of red wine. As the son of the madman Larry Ellison, David Ellison was also very high-profile when he first entered Hollywood.

At the beginning, when he was investing in movies, he claimed that for every additional plane that appeared in the picture, he would add one million dollars to the budget.

The Skydance Pictures he founded initially took the route of independent investment and production, but after the huge losses of "Heroes", he stopped being an independent producer and became a more pure investor.

Now his sister Megan Ellison has followed suit, and it feels like he's repeating the same mistake.

On the other side, Megan Ellison seemed to have noticed the arrival of Fade Chen and Natasha. Her already bad mood sank to the bottom at this moment.

She still clearly remembers that she won the scripts of "King Arthur: Legend of the Sword" and "Ben-Hur" from Chen Fei in a bidding war.

But now, both films have suffered unprecedented failures. How can she bear it?
What's even more ridiculous is that when he saw her gaze, Fade Chen actually raised his hand and greeted her with a smile.

Seeing the other person's bright smile, Megan Ellison suddenly became furious and extremely irritated.

It’s not that her psychological endurance is not strong enough, it’s just that the loss this time is too great.

An investment of 2.5 million US dollars may only bring back a mere seven-digit income in the end. Even if her father came, he would probably find it difficult to bear such a blow!

At this moment, her eyes were as sharp as an eagle's, fixed on Fade Chen.

Assuming time could go back to the day of Warner's script auction, if she had not bid a high price, these two projects would have originally belonged to Walton Pictures.

But now that the project has failed miserably, she can't help but start to doubt whether this project is really as she thought, whether she got it by "bidding at a high price", or whether it was destined to fail miserably from the beginning?

The doubts in her heart grew like weeds, penetrating her mind and making it impossible for her to remain calm.

So, she chose to walk over with big strides and face Chen Fei and Natasha directly!

"Good morning, Ms. Megan Ellison."

Looking at Megan Ellison, who had a cold look on her face, Fade Chen raised a playful smile.

However, this smile was so dazzling in Megan Ellison's eyes!

She couldn't help herself after all, and asked, "Ben-Hur failed at the box office. You expected all this, didn't you?"

There was a hint of unwillingness, a hint of anger, and even a hint of unyielding stubbornness in her voice.

Chen Fei smiled slightly and did not answer the question directly. Instead, he said, "Congratulations, Ms. Megan Ellison. Your business has failed. You can go home and inherit your father's tens of billions of dollars in assets."

"You designed all this, right? You deliberately provoked me and sent those two projects to me, right?"

Chen Fei silently answered "yes" in his heart, but what came out of his mouth was: "What are you talking about? Why don't I understand?"

Natasha on the side laughed coldly and said sarcastically: "It's obviously your incompetence that messed up the project, why are you blaming us?
Can the success of a film project be determined solely by the script? The most important thing is obviously whether the production and post-production are good?"

Chen Fei continued to speak, his tone was cold, pointing directly at Megan Ellison herself: "I think the reason why these two projects failed is still due to you. After all, your crew management is too chaotic, and your personal ability is also questionable."

Every word he said was like a sharp sword, piercing deeply into Megan Ellison's heart.

However, as a proud and domineering female president, how could she admit that it was her fault?

But if the project did fail, then it must be the crew's fault.

Well then, what was the biggest problem faced by the "Ben-Hur" crew during the entire process from preparation to release?

In a trance, Johnny Depp's disgusting face suddenly appeared in her mind.

At this moment, Natasha added: "A successful project requires the cooperation and efforts of a team. If a rat dropping falls into the soup pot, it will definitely ruin the whole pot of soup."

Chen Fei felt that what he had said was about the same, so he immediately greeted Natasha and walked away.

At this time, Megan Ellison no longer cared about causing trouble for the two of them, because all she could think about were the bad things Depp did during the filming of the movie!
"That's right! It's because of this weirdo! That's why my second movie failed. I won't let him go! Depp! You damn guy..."

Megan Ellison walked out while cursing in her heart.

Now she was so furious that she had no interest in watching any movie. She wanted to vent her anger, otherwise she would definitely get hurt.

At this time, Chen Fei and Natasha in the corner were paying attention to the movements of the domineering female president.

Seeing her leave the venue, Natasha immediately smiled and asked, "How was it? Was my cooperation just now very good?"

"Indeed, if you are interested, you can be the heroine of my next movie. I believe your acting skills are strong enough."

"Haha, great, I can make a cameo appearance in the next movie."

The two were chatting when suddenly, the big boss of 20th Century Fox, news tycoon Rupert Murdoch, walked in from outside the venue.

The next second, the two looked at each other, and then walked straight towards the 85-year-old man.

If you want to acquire 20th Century Fox, you have to start with this person.

This is also the reason why Chen Fei and Natasha came to attend the premiere of "Independence Day 2: Resurgence" today.

Their target is Rupert Murdoch!
As for meeting Megan Ellison, it was purely accidental.

The two of them just sang the same tune when facing Megan Ellison just now, just to divert the other party's conflict.

Walton Pictures cannot bear the anger after the failure of "Ben-Hur", although neither Chen Fei nor Natasha are actually afraid of Megan Ellison.

But it is better not to get involved in this kind of trouble. After all, no one can guarantee that the crazy woman will not do something crazy because of anger and shame!

……

The Cadillac sped all the way and soon returned to Annapurna Pictures.

Megan Ellison hurriedly got on the elevator and came to the office area.

As soon as she opened the office door, she saw Amber Heard sitting on the sofa, carefully admiring the high-end watch Musk had just given her.

At this moment, she didn't say a word and asked directly: "Amber, how are your preparations going?"

Although she didn't know why the domineering female president was so angry, Amber Heard nodded and said, "According to your instructions, I have collected a lot of negative information about Depp."

"Great!" Megan Ellison took out her checkbook without any hesitation, wrote another check, then tore it off and handed it to Amber.

"This is your reward. I want you to expose all the negative information you have about Depp. Also, I want him to never be able to star in any big-budget movies again. I want his life and career to be completely ruined!"

"Ben-Hur" suffered such a huge loss that Megan Ellison had to find someone to take the blame to ensure that her image as a domineering female president would not collapse.

And Johnny Depp, this damn guy, is undoubtedly the best choice.

Amber Heard glanced at the number on the check, then recalled the promise Musk made to her last night, and responded without hesitation:

"Don't worry, Ms. Megan Ellison, I will follow your instructions to the letter and completely destroy the life and career of that bastard Johnny Depp.

I will divorce him, abandon him completely, and let him live in pain day and night..."

While making the promise, Amber Heard also added silently in her heart: "I will also take half of Depp's assets to compensate for the torture I have suffered over the years!
This damn guy never uses lubrication when walking behind. Compared with Musk's gentleness, he is far behind!"

……

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